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Definition of Oppilate
1. v. t. To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up.
Definition of Oppilate
1. Verb. (rare) to block, to stop up, to obstruct ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oppilate
1. to obstruct [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES] : OPPILANT [adj] - See also: obstruct
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oppilate
Literary usage of Oppilate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manipulus vocabulorum: a rhyming dictionary of the English languageby Peter Levens by Peter Levens (1867)
"175 2 Oore of golde, sb. 175 6 Oore of leade, sb. 175 4 Oore of silver, sb.
175 3 Open, adj. 62 24 Open, v. 61 32 Opinion, sb. 160 28 oppilate, v. to stop, ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Henry Newbolt, Charles Hanbury-Williams (1901)
"In February " Slimy Fish, Milk, and the like, that do oppilate and stop the Liver
and Veins . . . are to be eschewed as Enemies to Health," and so on. ..."